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Internet Culture

When you think of someone who understand the state of media, who do you think of? One of the most interesting media characters I follow is Jason Hirschhorn. I've been subscribing to his e-newsletter (yes, I still enjoy getting these fascinating... Read more

...And access for all.In a post-Edward Snowden Internet, it's hard to believe any politician who lays claim to the notion that we need the Internet to be treated as a public utility - much in the same way that we... Read more

Before you do anything, please watch this: It's almost perfect, isn't it? I don't even own that much clothing from Patagonia. But, after watching this twenty-plus minute video on YouTube, that will change. So, it's a video with only 300,000... Read more

Don't blame technology. Technology is ambiguous. Yesterday, I blogged about a new documentary that was being aired on TVO titled, Life After Digital. The documentary depressed me on many levels. Yes, it's a dystopian view of how bad people seem... Read more

Social media and digital technology are ruining everything. Is the selfie the end of civilization as we know it? Have we become heartless meme generating morons that are tearing apart the moral fabrics of our society? Has digital technology and... Read more

We buy a lot of books. Many of them don't get read. Sadly. I'm just as guilty as the next person of picking up the latest and greatest business book, with every intention of devouring every page. I fail at... Read more

How much of you is technology... how much of you is human? No idea how this came across my radar, but - like you - I often find myself (late at night) deep down in the YouTube rabbit hole. There... Read more

How good is Hollywood at showing us the Internet on screen? Not The Matrix, but reality. Whether it's text messages or the Internet, have you ever wondered why text messaging and web browsing is so poorly done in movies and... Read more

Are you an Entrepreneur? Are you entrepreneurial? There is an implied pressure on people in the workplace today, that if you're not an entrepreneur, you are resolved to a life that includes frequently being at risk of being fired. It's... Read more

We have everything that we need at our fingertips. Is that a good thing? Need an article on something? There's a site for that. Need a video tutorial on any topic in the world? These a YouTube channel for that.... Read more

You will have to read this twice. It's that incomprehensible. There was an article published today in Marketing Charts titled, Few Digital Marketers Feel That Digital Has Delivered As A Branding Vehicle. I was so depressed after the reading the... Read more

Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see? My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, Solve For Interesting, the author of Complete... Read more

Yes, the net neutrality beast is showing some fangs again. Do you want a two-tiered Internet? Should brands that pay be allowed to have superior speed and reach on the Internet? Should all brands have the same speed? Well, if... Read more

Marketers, we have a problem... Do you know how long an effective Facebook post should be? If I told you forty characters, what would your reaction be? A tweet should be 100 characters (even though Twitter affords you 140 of... Read more

How often do you check a screen to see what's going on in the news? It's probably a lot more often than you think. Consider your Twitter feed. Consider your Facebook timeline. Consider how many text message alerts you are... Read more

Shhhh, don't tell anybody anything (even though I just posted this secret online for anyone to see). It has been brewing for some time, and it's a difficult trend for businesses not to understand and embrace. As much as our... Read more

Writer's block? Creative block? Can't come up with something to create? Steven Pressfield hates the words "writer's block." He believes that we're all just fighting the "resistance" to create something (writing, that new startup, a project, whatever). His books, The... Read more

Let's admit it. Blogging (as we knew it) is dead. Is your blood boiling? Are you priming your fingers to lambast this thought in the comment section of this post? Go back in time. Not even all that ago and... Read more

Are we close to the end of owned media? When we think of a solid marketing mix (from a promotional perspective), there is no doubt that brands need to now find balance in a world where paid media (buying ads)... Read more

What kind of Internet do we want? Some might consider this a vague, daunting and even ambiguous question, but it begs for an answer. Anyone who has been online for a long time knows how interesting, diverse and different the... Read more